I assume you mean the brand new shape (5 door, we're still waiting for the 3 door, it was launched at th elondon motor show).My old man's picked one up, a diesel in black. Looks better in black or gray due to all the plastic fenders and bits.DIesel engine version is much quicker than the figures would have you believe, and is extremely frugal. Being a Honda Diesel it's also eons quiter than anything other than the BMW diesels. Interior is setting new standards for user friendly-ness and as with any honda, will last the earth. The design of the interior is first class, and it's refreshing to see Honda have taken a clean slate and actually thought about where things should be!Bear in mind if you go for a really basic model some options you'd think are normally included aren't (base model doesn't have a stereo!) So check the spec before you buy.All in all, other than being having a bit of a boring image (something thats idiosynchratic considering it's quite bizarre looks) it's a very very good buy. May be a touch more expensive than others, but you'll get good resale, and I'm sure you're already sold on the honda reliability.As a company director, I'm waiting for the new Civic Type-R to be launched later this year. It's to have the same 2 litre 16 valve VTEC engine with power hiked slightly.Other car to look out for is certainly the ford focus and new astra. Both have considerably upped the levels of spec, performance and refinement and now, there seems to be no need to shell out for the more expensive golf or A3 other than image.